South Dakota Statutes

§ 58-33-5 — Misrepresentation or false advertising of policies as misdemeanor.

South Dakota § 58-33-5
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 58INSURANCE
Ch. 58-32UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

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S.D. Codified Laws § 58-33-5 (2026).

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No person shall make, issue, circulate, or cause to be made, issued, or circulated, any estimate, circular, or statement misrepresenting the terms of any policy issued or to be issued or the benefits or advantages promised thereby or the dividends or share of the surplus to be received thereon, or make any false or misleading statement as to the dividends or share of surplus previously paid on similar policies, or make any misleading representation or any misrepresentation as to the financial condition of any insurer, or as to the legal reserve system upon which any life insurer operates, or use any name or title of any policy or class of policies misrepresenting the true nature thereof. Violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

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Related

Kirschenman v. Auto-Owners Insurance
280 F.R.D. 474 (D. South Dakota, 2012)
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Delka v. Continental Casualty Co.
2008 SD 28 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2008)
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Sentell v. Farm Mutual Ins.
956 N.W.2d 826 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2021)
4 case citations
Rounds v. The Hartford
(D. South Dakota, 2020)

Legislative History

SL 1966, ch 111, ch 13, § 6; SL 1978, ch 359, § 2.

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